According to the Washington State Wine Commission, there were only 19 wineries in 1981. Today over 900 exist across the state. Washington is the second largest premium wine producer in the U.S., with California being the first.
COVINGTON — With two new members, the Covington City Council will take a second look at amending three alcohol ordinances to allow brown bagging and amenity drinks at art shops, retail businesses, and salons and spas.
On Tuesday, January 30, the Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee voted 6 to 4 in favor of Senate Bill 17 (SB 17) better known as the ‘Brunch Bill’. The committee handles the licensing and regulating of Georgia’s utilities such as gas and electric as well as alcoholic beverages.
If you’ve ever gotten drunk in a South Dakota bar, the establishment that served you was breaking the law. A long-standing provision in South Dakota alcohol regulations makes it illegal for the owner of an alcohol license to “allow any person to become intoxicated on the licensed premise.”
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas House approved a bill that would toughen penalties for habitual drunken driving on the same day it passed a bill allowing restaurants to begin serving alcohol earlier in the morning.
ARDMORE, Okla. -- Starting in February, liquor store customers will be paying four percent more for adult beverages.
The higher prices are the result of State Question 792, approved by voters in 2016.
But the hard-drinking lifestyle is taking a toll on the residents. "We have the highest percentage of binge drinkers in the state of Florida," said Alison Kerr, spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Health in the Keys. Binge drinking is more than just a cocktail or two after work.
On Jan. 23, the Alaska Alcohol Beverage Control Board voted 3-1 to approve new regulations prohibiting distilleries from serving and mixing cocktails. These new rules would require distilleries to serve the alcohol separately from the non-alcoholic ingredients, such as orange juice or cream. It would be up to the customer to mix it.
MOORE, Okla. - A trip to the liquor store may soon be costing you more money. "This is just the latest increase in February. It's going another 4 percent. But, it's been slowly increasing every two months since last year when the vote went through,” said Bryan Kerr, owner of Moore Liquor.
An industry-backed bill allowing restaurants to serve alcohol in the early morning passed the Kansas House Monday and became one of the first few pieces of legislation the chamber has passed so far this year.